City of Auburn Emergency Management & The Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce
Information on Disaster Preparedness for the Auburn Area Business Community
Auburn Emergency Management Resources
City of Auburn Emergency Management: https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/emergency_preparedness
When it comes to disasters, something can be done to reduce the impacts to your business. Small businesses and private sector infrastructure owners can limit employee injuries and property damages and return more quickly to normal operations if they plan ahead. To start this process, we recommend preparing for the following hazards (which have been identified as either likely, significantly hazardous with historical precedent, or both):
Preparing your business is an ongoing process with many financial and social benefits, and not just when a disaster strikes! Although disaster preparedness and planning will look different for each unique business, it will typically entail the following steps:
Here are the benefits to having a disaster prepared business according to profitableventure.com:
Disaster Preparedness & Planning Resources:
Disaster Preparedness for the Business Community
https://www.fema.gov/small-businesses
https://www.ready.gov/business
https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/emergency-management/preparedness/business.aspx
https://mil.wa.gov/emergency-management-division/preparedness/businesses
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/business.html
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/resources-documents/collections/357
Business Planning Tools
Recovering from a Disaster
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Information/Index
https://mil.wa.gov/emergency-management-division/preparedness/businesses#Recovery
Online Training
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-394.a
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-325
Feel like you have resources or services to offer the broader community during a major disaster? If your business is interested in being a part of the broader community disaster response, please email or call the City of Auburn Emergency Management to learn more about the City’s Community Organization Active in Disaster (COAD) program.